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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymou…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Series
Pixie McGeachie photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Forests
Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Accession Code
BV008.17.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seym…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Series
Pixie McGeachie photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Forests
Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Accession Code
BV008.17.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Army trucks

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 21, 1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a line of army trucks at the Royal School of Artillery Barracks, Winnipeg.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a line of army trucks at the Royal School of Artillery Barracks, Winnipeg.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Accession Code
BV996.6.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
October 21, 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/9/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Chilly"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Certified / Taylor Made / Nutone / Oct 21 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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A school certificate geometry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Borchardt, Walter Gustav
Edition
3rd ed.
Publication Date
1950
Call Number
516.0712 BOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV014.21.7
Call Number
516.0712 BOR
Edition
3rd ed.
Author
Borchardt, Walter Gustav
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Rivingtons
Publication Date
1950
Physical Description
vii, 342 p., xxii : ill. : 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Geometry
Geometry--Textbooks
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A Selection of English Poetry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
821.8 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.128
Call Number
821.8 MAC
Edition
Rev. ed.
Contributor
MacDonald, Wilbert Lorne, 1879-1966
Walker, Francis C. (Francis Cox), 1873-1934
Place of Publication
London, Toronto
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons
Publication Date
1930
Printer
Turnbull & Spears
Physical Description
v-xi; 216 p,
Library Subject (LOC)
English poetry
Poets, English
Notes
"Edited by W.L. MacDonald, M.A., Ph.D, and F.C. Walker, M.A., Ph.D."
Contributors" full names and dates as follows: MacDonald, Wilbert Lorne, 1879-1966 Walker, Francis Cox, 1873-1935
Includes index
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A short history of British expansion

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Williamson, James A. (James Alexander), 1886-1964
Edition
2nd ed.
Publication Date
1931
Call Number
325.342 WIL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3853.1
Call Number
325.342 WIL
Edition
2nd ed.
Author
Williamson, James A. (James Alexander), 1886-1964
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The MacMillan Company
Publication Date
1931
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. (470, 315 p.) : maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Inscription
Stamped: "511" / Signed "F.J. McRae / 7/1938"-- Front end sheet.
Library Subject (LOC)
Great Britain--Commerce--History
Great Britain--Colonies--History
Notes
Includes index.
"American edition, two volumes in one"--title page verso.
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At a railway crossing

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.72
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "012"
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At ease

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing together, at ease at Canadian Forces Base Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing together, at ease at Canadian Forces Base Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Accession Code
BV996.6.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/9/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "At Ease"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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At Ease at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of military men gathered outside a tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are gathered around a man playing a guitar.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of military men gathered outside a tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are gathered around a man playing a guitar.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.60
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption under photograph reads: "AT EASE"
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "At Ease / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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A text book of pharmacognosy; being an account of the more important crude drugs of vegetable and animal origin, designed for students of pharmacy and medicine

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
1933
Call Number
615.1 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.68.35
Call Number
615.1 GRE
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J.& A. Churchill
Publication Date
1933
Physical Description
xiv, 564 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
"Gibb G. Henderson 777 W W Georgia Street Vancouver B.C. Georgia Pharmacy Ltd." [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "GEORGIA PHARMACY LTD. 777 WEST GEORGIA ST. VANCOUVER, B.C.' [stamped in red ink on top of the front endpaper ]
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmacology
Names
Henderson, Gibb Gilmour
University of British Columbia
Notes
Author's full given name and dates: Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933.
"With 297 Illustrations" -- title page
"Professor of Pharmacy to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and in the University of London; Director of the Pharmacy Research Laboratory of the Pharmaceutical Society ; Hanbury Gold Medalist, 1917; Examiner to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and to the University of London." -- title page
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A treatise on baking

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wihlfahrt, Julius Emil
Brooks, Robert W.
Edition
3rd ed.
Publication Date
c1935
Call Number
641.71 WIH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
641.71 WIH
Edition
3rd ed.
Author
Wihlfahrt, Julius Emil
Brooks, Robert W.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Fleishmann Division, Standard Brands Inc.
Publication Date
c1935
Physical Description
xi, 468 p., [1] : ill.; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Baking
Bread
Cake
Notes
Author's given name: Wihlfahrt, Julius Emil.
Part one : Ingredients - Bakery Technology
Part Two : Formulas and Methods
Includes index
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A treatise on cake making : to assist the baker in gaining the cake business which should rightfully be his

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Standard Brands Incorporated
Publication Date
c1935
Call Number
664.75 STA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
664.75 STA
Author
Standard Brands Incorporated
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Fleischmann Division, Standard Brands Inc.
Publication Date
c1935
Physical Description
468 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cake
Bakers and bakeries
Notes
Includes index.
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At Tucks Station, Richmond

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 (and 1231) reaching Tucks Station in Richmond.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 (and 1231) reaching Tucks Station in Richmond.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV992.23.14
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1957
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1232-1231/ RUCKS BC 6/57"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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Audels carpenters and builders guide no. 4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics and all wood workers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Publication Date
c1939
Call Number
693 GRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV011.7.4
Call Number
693 GRA
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Audel
Publication Date
c1939
Physical Description
xvi, 1089-1546 : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"NIXON'S / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.", printed sticker inside back cover, bottom edge near spine
Library Subject (LOC)
Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Names
Love, George Richard
Exworthy, William Albert "Bert"
Object History
Book was the property of George Love and used by him
Notes
"explaining in practical, concise language and by well done illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs and pictures, principles, advances, short cuts-based on modern practice - including instructions on how to figure and calculate various jobs" --T.p.
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Audrey Wallace and Louise Irwin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1937] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Audrey Wallce (left) standing together with Louise Irwin (right) in front of the Irwin family home at Barnet mill.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Audrey Wallce (left) standing together with Louise Irwin (right) in front of the Irwin family home at Barnet mill.
History
Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
Irwin, Louise
Wallace, Audrey
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.66
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1937] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Auntie May with dog

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw's Aunt May, Evangeline Mai McClean Goff with small dog in the Hawkshaw family yard on Laburnum Street, Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw's Aunt May, Evangeline Mai McClean Goff with small dog in the Hawkshaw family yard on Laburnum Street, Vancouver.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Goff, Evangeline "Mai" McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.269
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Auntie May"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Automobile accident

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV999.55.48
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Auto Racing, old and new

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lozier, Herbert
Publication Date
1953
Call Number
796 LOZ
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.35.92
Call Number
796 LOZ
Author
Lozier, Herbert
Place of Publication
Greenwich, Conn.
Publisher
Fawcett Publications
Publication Date
1953
Series
A Fawcett Book, no. 184
Physical Description
144 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Inscription
"J.H. ROBINS 3525 DOVER ST BURNABY BC" [Handwritten in blue ink on front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Automobiles
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
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A word picture of Asia : the world's new market ; with observations on world economic and social conditions as they affect pacific northwest opportunities

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cromie, Robert James, 1887-1936
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
330.9 CRO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.134
Call Number
330.9 CRO
Author
Cromie, Robert James, 1887-1936
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, B.C.]
Publisher
[Sun Publishing Company]
Publication Date
1930
Physical Description
50 p. : port. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
unreadable signature handwritten in pencil under portrait of Robert J. Cromie
Library Subject (LOC)
Asia--Economic conditions
Economic history
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Cromie, Robert James, 1887-
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Ba¨cker und Konditoren

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Kappler, Max
Publication Date
1932
Call Number
641.5943 KAP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV996.17.14
Call Number
641.5943 KAP
Author
Kappler, Max
Place of Publication
Berlin
Publisher
E. S. Mittler & Sohn
Publication Date
1932
Physical Description
vi, 234 p.
Inscription
"G. Baewahl" [Handwritten in black ink at top of cover page.]
"R. Gunter Baerwahl" [Handwritten in black ink in middle of title page.]
Library Subject (LOC)
German recipes
German language
Confectionery--Germany
Cookbooks--1920-1929
Baking--Germany
Baking
Confectionery
Notes
Written in German
Title translation "Bakers and Confectioners".
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